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Disclosure of Sociocultural Status Through Hyperbolic Metaphors in Indigenous Toraja Funeral Ceremonies

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study aims to uncover how hyperbole is used to express social status in the Rambu Solo' or Funeral Ceremony.The study adopts a qualitative descriptive research design using stylistic analysis with a socio-cultural approach.The data for this study consists of ritual speeches from the Rambu Solo' or Funeral Ceremony, obtained from the traditional Rambu Solo' rituals.Data collection was conducted through observation, recording, note-taking, and interviews.The findings of the study reveal that hyperbole is employed in the execution of the Rambu Solo' Ceremony to signify the social status of the Toraja community.

Source: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research/Advances in social science, education and humanities research

DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-108-1_52

Authors: Resnita Dewi, Roni La’biran

Institution: Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja

Language: English

Topic: Linguistics and Language Analysis

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4387101757

FWCI: 6.011

Cites: 17

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10